Manchester United: 8 Reasons David Moyes Won't Replace Fergie

Whichever betting site you look at, David Moyes is the second favourite to be the next Manchester United manager, behind Jose Mourinho and ahead of Pep Guardiola, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer or Laurent Blanc.

His shortest price is 3-1 and longest 7-1, so you'd better be quick if you think this article is completely wrong.

The main reasons for him being touted are pretty obvious: he's Scottish; only 49; and a close mate of Sir Alex who, it is said, will recommend his successor to the United Board.

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These are the reasons Moyes will stay at Everton if he gets the right contract and financial support.

He has fought hard to keep his top and emerging stars. By and large they have remained very loyal to him.

Steven Pienaar did well at Spurs and would do so at United, but Moyes is the reason he was delighted to return to Goodison Park.

There is no doubt that David is a great manager of men, developer of talent and motivator. Those are enough to keep him relatively successful at Everton, but alone they are not enough to get him the job at Old Trafford.

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I have the 8-2 scoreboard against Arsenal as my mobile screen-saver forever.

But this is the one I can't get out of my mind.

United had the Premier League won, with a couple of minutes to go and David Moyes' Everton spoiled the party.

OK, he was only doing his job and he had the incentive of finishing above Liverpool.

But if there was ever a moment that convinced Sir Alex that Moyes probably wasn't the man to succeed him, it was probably this one.

He does occasionally bear grudges, but will not against Moyes. He doesn't expect favours from anyone. This denial against the resurgent challenge of Manchester City will stick in Sir Alex's craw for the rest of his life, especially if he retired without winning another title.